Market Farming

[Marie Kamphefner <kampy AT grm.net>]

Regards to the list:

The north Missouri "swamp" dried up enough to re-disk, harrow and plant 
yesterday!  We got about 650 tomato, pepper and cabbage plants transplanted 
with the transplanter we got this spring.  It worked great after a few 
tweaks and twiddles.  Thanks to lurker, Linda Chapman for the 
transplanter.  Thanks to lurker, Glenda in Stewartsville, Missouri for most 
of the plants.

We also put up 5 cattle panels in arches for pole beans and 
cucumbers.  Going to try to grow some lettuces inside the arches.  We 
anchored the panels with steel posts.

This will be a great experiment in how late-planted things do.

Yesterday, when the starter failed on the tractor, I was ready to throw up 
my hands and quit.  But, after pulling it with the pickup, it started and 
we left it running all day.  Now, it's parked on one of the few hills we 
have.  I am almost to the point that if one more thing goes wrong - well, I 
don't even want to go there.

After I call the Agco Allis dealer to inquire about a new starter, I'm off 
in a semi-hobble to plant some seeds.

Marie in Missouri